It is automatically set to the following modes depending on the objects and recording conditions.

Mode

Scene/Effect

Portrait

When the object is

 

a person

 

Faces are detected

 

automatically, and

 

the brightness is

 

adjusted so it is

 

recorded clearly.

Scenery

Recording outdoors

 

The whole landscape

 

will be recorded

 

vividly without whiting

 

out the background

 

sky, which may be

 

very bright.

Spotlight

Under a spotlight

 

Very bright object is

 

recorded clearly.

Low light

Dark room or

 

twilight

 

It can record clearly

 

even in a dark room

 

or twilight.

Normal

Other situations

 

Brightness and color

 

balance are adjusted

 

automatically for

 

clear image.

Due to conditions, a different mode may be identified for the same subject.

Modes are selected automatically by the unit, so it may not choose desired mode depending on the recording conditions.

Brightness may change suddenly or flicker when set to on.

Optical image stabilizer function (l 40) is set to on in all modes.

If this is turned to on, the guideline function is disabled.

When the Intelligent auto mode is set to off

The auto mode icon [ AUTO ] appears.

Color balance (white balance) and focusing will be adjusted automatically.

jAuto white balance (l 101) jAuto focusing (l 101)

Depending on the brightness of the subject etc., the aperture and shutter speed are automatically adjusted for optimum brightness.

(When set to the video recording mode:

The shutter speed is adjusted to a maximum of 1/350.)

Color balance and focus may not be adjusted automatically depending on light sources or scenes. If so, manually adjust these settings. (l 49)

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Panasonic SDR-S26PC operating instructions When the Intelligent auto mode is set to off, Mode Scene/Effect

SDR-S26P, SDR-S26PC specifications

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